Flesh Gordon - 1974 - 6/10
Earth is under attack from deadly sex-rays, turning the populace into rutting (meaning non-working) sybarites.
Bankers, factory owners, corporate bosses want laborers outta bed and back to the grind.
Football star Flesh, Professor Jerkoff, and Dale Ardor journey into deep space, heading for planet Porno.
Campy spoof of 1930’s Flash Gordon seems to lift scenes and sets in toto.
Well, not totally, as there is a tremendous amount of nudity and bouncing in this.
Gems include Jerkoff’s ship and power pasties, Prince Precious and the monster (voiced by Craig Nelson).
Special effects are good for their time. Star Wars was still three years away, yet a lot of SW techs cut their teeth on this one.
Avoid the sequel, avoid the censored version. If you have qualms, don’t watch, the tone will upset you.
Literally a XXX film, this was a popular date film.
Informative audio commentary by producer Howard Ziehm is dryer than an infirmed lecturing professor.
